Rapha Mobile Cycle Club coming to road.cc and you're all invited

Fancy a cup of coffee this Friday afternoon? Come and join us at Rapha's Mobile Cycle Club…it's gonna be epic

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by tony_farrelly on October 2, 2011 - 22:59

Rapha Mobile Cycling Club at road.cc.jpg

Rapha are coming to visit us at road.cc this Friday and they're bringing their Mobile Cycle Club with them… so we thought you might like to ride out and join us for a Friday afternoon coffee*… the man in charge makes a mean espresso, we might even run to some cakes. You're going to have to earn them though we've arranged to meet Rapha and their mobile club on top of one of the bigger hills in these parts… there is though a cracking descent back down in to Bath.

The hill in question is Bannerdown; Bath's own version of the Kemmelberg which is the old Roman Road heading NE towards Cirencester from Batheaston on the outskirts of Bath. It isn't straight though except for the run along the top which can get a quiet er, blowy. Target time is 2pm and we'll be there for a couple of hours or so, hanging out and talking interlocked seams if you fancy joining us. At the moment we're torn between meeting the van at the top of the hill or further along the straight…depends how many people look like turning up, 'cos obviously we want to keep things safe… so we'll keep you posted on it's exact location during the week.

It'll be here or hereabouts, anyway...

If you're planning to come comment in below - it'll at least give us an idea of how many biscuits to bring. Oh and there will be some sort of prize** for anyone (who isn't us) turning up in road.cc kit.

Rapha have been driving their Mobile Cycle Club around Europe's big races all season, and we were lucky enough to catch up with it for an excellent round of espressos at Eurobike recently. Last week it was in Copenhagen for the Road World Championships and it really is something special - definitely worth the price of a hill.

Rapha Mobile Cycle Club, Bannerdown Hill, Bath, Friday October 7th 2011 from 2pm-4pmish

* If hundreds of you turn up, or possibly even tens coffee might be on more of a first come first served basis… there's only so much caffeine based goodness one man and an espresso machine can be expected to produce in two or so hours.

** not sure what it is yet

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Target time is 2pm? So where do we meet... not much info given!

posted by x8swift9x [13 posts] 3rd October 2011 - 0:31

We'll put more info on later when we're sure, but i've added a map with the approximate location for you

posted by dave_atkinson [4775 posts] 3rd October 2011 - 9:07

I'll be there... unemployment has to have SOME advantages!

posted by G-bitch [239 posts] 3rd October 2011 - 10:44

Most likely the Mobile Club will park up in the lay by at the top of the climb… and that's where we'll meet it's easily big enough for the van my only worry was the unlikely event that hundreds of riders turned up and were spilling out on to the road… but that's not going to happen is it

Look forward to seeing you there G-bitch!

posted by tony_farrelly [3556 posts] 3rd October 2011 - 10:55

Coffee and a cap? Wouldn't miss it for the world - see you there...

BillyV

posted by bumsonbikes [5 posts] 3rd October 2011 - 14:54

Working from home friday so planning on a late lunch break to join you for some caffeine

posted by Skardy [72 posts] 3rd October 2011 - 18:51

myself and another will be along- advantage of working in a bike shop!

posted by Becci S [4 posts] 4th October 2011 - 8:06

sounds great, will definitely come along. no excuse really as i live in batheaston!

symo

posted by dansymonds [1 posts] 4th October 2011 - 9:59

Modern fabrics, technical garments, but that photo looks like it was taken with a 19th Century camera and an uncoated lens that has been kept in a damp cupboard.

Crappy road surface too. Perhaps they're pushing some cyclo-cross gear this season...

posted by Simon E [772 posts] 4th October 2011 - 15:29

Shame it's on a Friday and I've got to work Would've liked a look at their kit close-up.

Make it a weekend next time..........

posted by BikerBob [98 posts] 4th October 2011 - 20:08

I'll come up the hill for coffee!

posted by Large_Pista [25 posts] 4th October 2011 - 21:25

I LOVE Coffee and I can realy need a Cap for the coming winter. Yeas Pleas

Wish U Nice Trails

posted by Powerman61 [6 posts] 4th October 2011 - 21:44

Hi Dave. Jez at CS here; I'll be there on Friday. Can't miss the opportunity to neck a free coffee at the top of my favourite climb in Bath.

posted by jalmaak [1 posts] 4th October 2011 - 22:59

Free stuff??? Yessssssssssss!!!

And a joke? Ok then....

Cyclist goes to the doctor:

Cyclist : Doc, I have a sore knee.
Doc : Hmmm, you are going to have to stop masturbating.
Cyclist : But doc, why??
Doc : Because I am trying to examine you.

Du dum tish